11:11 PM,
Apr. 27, 2012

Pastor Michael Osborne stands in the play room and library of the Gaston Community Church, also known as The Well Coffee House, on March 14.

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JOHN CARLSON

GASTON -- A small Gaston church that appeared in need of a miracle to keep from being converted back into a tavern has apparently been blessed with one

"The papers were signed yesterday," a joyful Michael Osborne, pastor of Gaston Community Church, said Thursday.

Site of a former tavern that the state shut down, the church -- which now also includes a coffee shop and community center featuring exercise equipment and a library -- moved into the building in September, as members began scrubbing it clean and hauling out trash. ...